Regulation Minister David Seymour Responds to Questions About Opposition to His New Bill.

Anne Salmond: A flawed bill

Comment: As many commentators have noted, the Regulatory Standards Bill is based on a libertarian ideology. According to the Oxford Dictionary, an ideology is a framework for understanding the world. In this case, it’s all about individuals – their rights and freedoms. The Regulatory Standards Bill sets out its fundamental precepts in the form of “principles of responsible regulation”. These prescribe that good legislation should not unduly dimi…

Regulation Minister David Seymour responds to questions about opposition to his new bill.

As the Regulatory Standards Bill goes before a select committee, Seymour responded to some of the criticism. Video / Mark Mitchell

Regulatory Standards Bill hearing, day two: ‘Just good law-making’ or ‘Act’s ideological fetish’?

Day two of select committee hearings into the Regulatory Standards Bill saw submissions from the Taxpayers’ Union, Tania Waikato and the Greater Wellington Regional Council. It was another quiet morning in select committee room four on Tuesday, and for the second consecutive day, no committee members from NZ First showed up to hear oral submissions on the Regulatory Standards Bill (RSB). One of the first submitters of the day was former district…

Unions, former MPs, lawyers speak at Regulatory Standards Bill hearings

The first day of hearings saw a wave of opposition, but the minister behind the bill is dismissing concerns.

Open Letter Calls For Halt To The Undemocratic Regulatory Standards Bill – Jane Kelsey

As some of the country’s senior lawyers and researchers in a range of disciplines (law, economics, Tiriti o Waitangi, public policy, environment), including a former Prime Minister and two New Zealanders of the Year, we cannot stand by as the Regulatory Standards Bill is rushed through a parliamentary select committee next week. Each of us has written extensively and spoken out against this Bill from our respective areas of expertise. Many of us…